This examination of Milton's Petrarchan sonnet, On His Blindness shows that Milton has used his extensive knowledge of scripture to create a deeply personal poem, and gently guide himself and the reader or listener from an intense loss through to u

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Life Lessons thru Gift Giving is a look at what Christmas became in my life. What was once a time of joy became a burdensome process rather than a pleasure. Instead of finding joy, I found the holidays robbing me of joy. Time for action! Time to tak

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There's a lot a cashier at a supermarket has to deal with from customers. But is is really necessary for cashiers to have to deal with religion being imposed upon them while they're at work?

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I'll be honest, even as a teenager I thought Kid Rock would just be a shooting star; appear very brightly, but disappear just as quickly as he showed up. Might I have been wrong?

Kid Rock weathered the storm of hard rock/rap bands imploding on themselves (anyone heard from Limp Bizkit lately?) and reinvented himself with a very southern r

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The ten most popular items in The Consumer Etiquette Guide (November 2007):

# Why Does The Christmas Season Start So Early Every Year?
# How To: Purchasing Alcohol When Slightly Intoxicated
# The Business of Catalogues: Fact vs Fiction
# Photos: KKK-Supermarket (I’m Not Making This Up…)
# Jesus Loves You! (Everyone Else Thinks You’re A

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I was recently given an opportunity to review a children’s book. I have some pretty strong opinions about children’s books, over some pretty silly things~like font, so I was excited to have an chance to share my thoughts on “I Love You More” by Laura Duksta. The book arrived last week, Thursday I think, and we immediately curled up on the cou

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Our first meme! YEAH!

It's Friday's Faith Fix! After a long week, everyone could use a little reminder that God is there for us.

Post your favorite verse on your blog and link it here in the comments!

Here's ours for this Friday!

Hebrews 12:1-2
(NKJV)
1 There for we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witness

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Just received this email from one of our yahoo e-group member (Thanks Tina). And I thought sharing this to all of you because I remember a story told to us once by Ate Lulu during our C.C.D. days.(Please read the rest of the story here http://www.fatherlyours.com

There are two friends who are exactly opposite of one another. A sh

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The ways of our God defies logic, and sometimes if we think even for a little while before we obey Him, we will have second thoughts of following His orders. And most of the time we follow what we think is logical, and eventually miss His blessings and our victory.

An old hymn that we sing in our Sunday worship ages ago comes to mind, Trus

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Share a post about how you are keeping Christ in Christmas this year! For example, are there any special traditions that you will continue this year? Tell your readers about them, explaining why are they meaningful for you. Do you fight getting burned out by the commercialization of the season, instead focusing on its spiritual significance?

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Look at these pics and you’ll know why Monica Belluci landed on the top spot of Hi-5’s list of chicks with the hottest do me faces. Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian actress and fashion model. She’s so hot that even in her portrayal as Mary Magdalene and fully covered with clothes in the Passion of the Christ in 2004, the film directed

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Futurama has been a mainstay of Cartoon Network's Adultswim line-up for atleast 5 years. Adultswim is broadcasting that the contract to show Futurama is coming to an end, so they will be broadcasting a final Futurama marathon the day after Christmas.

I would like to share my favorite Futurama moment. It is, of course one of the Christma

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The Group Writing Project: Keeping Christ in Christmas sponsored by On the Horizon and The First Step is published. Check out the wonderful submissions. They are certain to make you think about Christmas in a new way and consider your celebration of the season. If you are not a believer, you might gain a lot of information from the posts inc

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I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.
I also hope that will you did make money online during the Christmas season that you do not forget what the real reason for Christmas is.
It is not about making money online or off. It is not about the lights, the trees or even being kind to your fellow man. It is about a baby. The birth of Christ, who

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On the Third Day of Christmas, we’re going to look at some of the peculiarly French Christmas traditions as they celebrate Noël.

There is some debate as to the origins of the word Noël. Some say it is derived from the French word for 'news' - nouvelles - meaning that the French Christmas greeting 'Joyeux Noel' actually means 'Joyous N

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